[LEAPSECS] nails in the coffin of mean solar time

[Greg Hennessy]

> >say "we can live with leapseconds if you give us $N to handle it?" You

> >might get some nice upgrades to hardware out of this. . . 

> 

> I suspect $N would be found to be quite a bit larger in that case,

> which is why I'm sure the astronomers could get a really sweet deal.


You are sure, but don't want to pay for it out of your pocket I
suspect. 

I wish I knew why everyone always thinks astronomers are rolling in
money.